Try that bone on another dog, said the landlord; as if I did not know how many make five, and where my shoe pinches me; don't think to feed me with pap, for by God I am no fool.
Basketball originated in 1891 when a future Presbyterian minister named James Naismith (1861-1939) was assigned to teach a physical education class at a Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) training school in Springfield, Massachusetts.
In His Own Words: How A Gym Teacher Invented Basketball In 1891. In a recently surfaced recording of a 1939 radio interview, James Naismith, describes how he invented basketball in 1891. In a recently surfaced recording of a 1939 radio interview, James Naismith, describes how he invented basketball in 1891.